Minefaire 2016

I was thrilled to attend Minefaire 2016 near Philadelphia, PA this weekend, where a Guiness world record of attendees met their favorite YouTubers, played games, did build battles, sampled VR wares, and even experienced how Minecraft can be used in education. I presented on using Python in Minecraft as an intro to text-based coding, based on the book Adventures in Minecraft by David Whale and Martin O’Hanlon.

Finally met Joel Levin, @MinecraftTeachr, one of my heroes.

It was also a personal thrill to meet so many of my online friends and heroes for the first time! Hard to believe that six or seven years ago, this amazing game was just in its infancy in all its 8-bit blocky splendor, causing people to scratch their heads and predict that this would never take off!